Title: Cello Concerto / Transcriptions for Cello & Piano Artist: Tedesco / Yamada Label: Naxos Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 747313382071 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2018-06-08 Number of Discs: 1
Inspired by the personality, prodigious technique and musicality of the cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, Castelnuovo-Tedesco's Cello Concerto is a work of imposing scale and demanding virtuosity, but also with a rare beauty and warmth of expression. This live recording documents the first professional performances of the concerto in more than 80 years, and is paired with playful and virtuosic freely composed transcriptions for cello and piano of Mozart, Rossini and Ravel that Castelnuovo-Tedesco made for Piatigorsky and Heifetz. Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco's career was interrupted by his move to America in 1939 to escape the Fascist regime in Italy. He worked as a film composer in Hollywood, and as a result his concert works have become neglected, and he is now best remembered as a composer for the guitar. There is something of an ongoing revival however, of which this program is a part. Acclaimed cellist Brinton Averil Smith appeared on the Naxos 'American Classics' album of music by Steven Gerber, in which Smith's performance was widely lauded by critics. His virtuosity and musical ideas rooted in the golden age of string playing make him a favorite of audiences all over the world.
Tracks: 1.1 I. Sostenuto Ed Appassionato - Brinton Smith/Houston Symphony 1.2 II. Allegretto Gentile - Brinton Smith/Houston Symphony 1.3 III. Vivo E Impetuoso - Brinton Smith/Houston Symphony 1.4 Serenade 1.5 Voi Che Sapete 1.6 Non So Piu 1.7 IV. Alborada Del Gracioso 1.8 V. La Vallee Des Cloches 1.9 Figaro 1.10 Sea Murmurs, Op. 24A
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